‘Chipmunks’ befriend ‘Earl’ star

Lee to star in hybrid pic

Jason Lee will star as David Seville in the CG/live-action hybrid pic “Alvin and the Chipmunks” for Fox 2000 and Fox Animation. Penned by Jon Vitti and to be directed by Tim Hill, project is based on the 1950s cartoon series about chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore.